मेय
Konkani
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese meia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mej]
Noun
मेय • (mey) (Latin script mei, Kannada script ಮೆಯ್)
- a sock
- Synonym: मोजे (moje)
References
- Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017), IndoWordNet[1]
- Madhavi Sardesai (2006), A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani[2], Goa University (doctoral thesis)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- মেয় (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬾᬬ (Balinese script)
- মেয় (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰸𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑁂𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- မေယ (Burmese script)
- મેય (Gujarati script)
- ਮੇਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍇𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦺꦪ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂵𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೇಯ (Kannada script)
- មេយ (Khmer script)
- ເມຍ (Lao script)
- മേയ (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡝᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘹𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠧᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧚𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐾𑐫 (Newa script)
- ମେଯ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢾꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆼𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖸𑖧 (Siddham script)
- මෙය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩔𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚲𑚣 (Takri script)
- மேய (Tamil script)
- మేయ (Telugu script)
- เมย (Thai script)
- མེ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒹𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨄𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *móh₁-yo-s (“measurable”), from *meh₁- (“to measure”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ́j.jɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /meː.jɐ/
Adjective
मेय॑ • (méya) stem
- measurable, discernable, to be measured
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 6.137.2:
- अभीशुना मेया आसन् व्यामेनानुमेयाः ।
केशा नडा इव वर्धन्तां शीर्ष्णस्ते असिताः परि ॥- abhī́śunā méyā āsan vyāménānuméyāḥ.
kéśā naḍā́ iva vardhantāṃ śīrṣṇáste asitā́ḥ pári. - They might be measured with a rein or measurable with both extended arms.
Let the black locks spring thick and strong and grow like reeds upon thy head.
- abhī́śunā méyā āsan vyāménānuméyāḥ.
- अभीशुना मेया आसन् व्यामेनानुमेयाः ।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मेयः॑ (méyaḥ) | मेयौ॑ (méyau) मेया॑¹ (méyā¹) |
मेयाः॑ (méyāḥ) मेया॑सः¹ (méyāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मेय॑म् (méyam) | मेयौ॑ (méyau) मेया॑¹ (méyā¹) |
मेया॑न् (méyān) |
| instrumental | मेये॑न (méyena) | मेया॑भ्याम् (méyābhyām) | मेयैः॑ (méyaiḥ) मेये॑भिः¹ (méyebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मेया॑य (méyāya) | मेया॑भ्याम् (méyābhyām) | मेये॑भ्यः (méyebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मेया॑त् (méyāt) | मेया॑भ्याम् (méyābhyām) | मेये॑भ्यः (méyebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मेय॑स्य (méyasya) | मेय॑योः (méyayoḥ) | मेया॑नाम् (méyānām) |
| locative | मेये॑ (méye) | मेय॑योः (méyayoḥ) | मेये॑षु (méyeṣu) |
| vocative | मेय॑ (méya) | मेयौ॑ (méyau) मेया॑¹ (méyā¹) |
मेयाः॑ (méyāḥ) मेया॑सः¹ (méyāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मेया॑ (méyā) | मेये॑ (méye) | मेयाः॑ (méyāḥ) |
| accusative | मेया॑म् (méyām) | मेये॑ (méye) | मेयाः॑ (méyāḥ) |
| instrumental | मेय॑या (méyayā) मेया॑¹ (méyā¹) |
मेया॑भ्याम् (méyābhyām) | मेया॑भिः (méyābhiḥ) |
| dative | मेया॑यै (méyāyai) | मेया॑भ्याम् (méyābhyām) | मेया॑भ्यः (méyābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मेया॑याः (méyāyāḥ) मेया॑यै² (méyāyai²) |
मेया॑भ्याम् (méyābhyām) | मेया॑भ्यः (méyābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मेया॑याः (méyāyāḥ) मेया॑यै² (méyāyai²) |
मेय॑योः (méyayoḥ) | मेया॑नाम् (méyānām) |
| locative | मेया॑याम् (méyāyām) | मेय॑योः (méyayoḥ) | मेया॑सु (méyāsu) |
| vocative | मेये॑ (méye) | मेये॑ (méye) | मेयाः॑ (méyāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मेय॑म् (méyam) | मेये॑ (méye) | मेया॑नि (méyāni) मेया॑¹ (méyā¹) |
| accusative | मेय॑म् (méyam) | मेये॑ (méye) | मेया॑नि (méyāni) मेया॑¹ (méyā¹) |
| instrumental | मेये॑न (méyena) | मेया॑भ्याम् (méyābhyām) | मेयैः॑ (méyaiḥ) मेये॑भिः¹ (méyebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मेया॑य (méyāya) | मेया॑भ्याम् (méyābhyām) | मेये॑भ्यः (méyebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मेया॑त् (méyāt) | मेया॑भ्याम् (méyābhyām) | मेये॑भ्यः (méyebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मेय॑स्य (méyasya) | मेय॑योः (méyayoḥ) | मेया॑नाम् (méyānām) |
| locative | मेये॑ (méye) | मेय॑योः (méyayoḥ) | मेये॑षु (méyeṣu) |
| vocative | मेय॑ (méya) | मेये॑ (méye) | मेया॑नि (méyāni) मेया॑¹ (méyā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “मेय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 833.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mḗya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press